: time off from a job given to a father after a child is born
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After watching a lot of cricket in the middle of the night while on paternity leave, O’Brien started posting cricket videos.—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 Dubón was in center field for the second straight game in place of Michael Harris II, who is on paternity leave.—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 Garrett Whitlock, having just returned from paternity leave, allowed two walks in the eighth inning of a tie game before allowing a single to left field.—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Fortunately, all is well with the top prospect, as Rodríguez’s agent said the righty is simply on paternity leave.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity leave